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Cities in Indiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Lake Station, IN had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 88 cities in 2021, at 17%. Danville, IN had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 4.9% and the figure for Indiana was 4.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17Lake Station, IN
Lowest0.7Danville, IN
Median4.988 cities
Indiana4.7History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Lake Station, IN: 17 %Lake Station, IN17Gary, IN: 12.8 %Gary, IN12.8Merrillville, IN: 9.6 %Merrillville, IN9.6Marion, IN: 9.2 %Marion, IN9.2Chesterton, IN: 9 %Chesterton, IN9Muncie, IN: 8.4 %Muncie, IN8.4Cedar Lake, IN: 8.2 %Cedar Lake, IN8.2Bargersville, IN: 8 %Bargersville, IN8Terre Haute, IN: 7.9 %Terre Haute, IN7.9Michigan City, IN: 7.9 %Michigan City, IN7.9Sellersburg, IN: 7.7 %Sellersburg, IN7.7Anderson, IN: 7.4 %Anderson, IN7.4Bloomington, IN: 7.3 %Bloomington, IN7.3Hobart, IN: 7.2 %Hobart, IN7.2East Chicago, IN: 7.2 %East Chicago, IN7.2Mishawaka, IN: 7.1 %Mishawaka, IN7.1Hammond, IN: 6.9 %Hammond, IN6.9Portage, IN: 6.8 %Portage, IN6.8Lowell, IN: 6.4 %Lowell, IN6.4Beech Grove, IN: 6.4 %Beech Grove, IN6.4Columbia City, IN: 6.4 %Columbia City, IN6.4Connersville, IN: 6.2 %Connersville, IN6.2La Porte, IN: 6 %La Porte, IN6Elkhart, IN: 6 %Elkhart, IN6Fort Wayne, IN: 6 %Fort Wayne, IN6Schererville, IN: 6 %Schererville, IN6Kendallville, IN: 5.8 %Kendallville, IN5.8Richmond, IN: 5.8 %Richmond, IN5.8Kokomo, IN: 5.8 %Kokomo, IN5.8Peru, IN: 5.8 %Peru, IN5.8Crawfordsville, IN: 5.8 %Crawfordsville, IN5.8Evansville, IN: 5.8 %Evansville, IN5.8Indianapolis, IN: 5.7 %Indianapolis, IN5.7New Castle, IN: 5.7 %New Castle, IN5.7Franklin, IN: 5.6 %Franklin, IN5.6Lawrence, IN: 5.5 %Lawrence, IN5.5Highland, IN: 5.5 %Highland, IN5.5South Bend, IN: 5.4 %South Bend, IN5.4Plymouth, IN: 5.3 %Plymouth, IN5.3New Haven, IN: 5.2 %New Haven, IN5.2Lake Station, IN: 17 %Lake Station, IN17Gary, IN: 12.8 %Gary, IN12.8Merrillville, IN: 9.6 %Merrillville, IN9.6Marion, IN: 9.2 %Marion, IN9.2Chesterton, IN: 9 %Chesterton, IN9Muncie, IN: 8.4 %Muncie, IN8.4Cedar Lake, IN: 8.2 %Cedar Lake, IN8.2Bargersville, IN: 8 %Bargersville, IN8Terre Haute, IN: 7.9 %Terre Haute, IN7.9Michigan City, IN: 7.9 %Michigan City, IN7.9Sellersburg, IN: 7.7 %Sellersburg, IN7.7Anderson, IN: 7.4 %Anderson, IN7.4Bloomington, IN: 7.3 %Bloomington, IN7.3Hobart, IN: 7.2 %Hobart, IN7.2East Chicago, IN: 7.2 %East Chicago, IN7.2Mishawaka, IN: 7.1 %Mishawaka, IN7.1Hammond, IN: 6.9 %Hammond, IN6.9Portage, IN: 6.8 %Portage, IN6.8Lowell, IN: 6.4 %Lowell, IN6.4Beech Grove, IN: 6.4 %Beech Grove, IN6.4Columbia City, IN: 6.4 %Columbia City, IN6.4Connersville, IN: 6.2 %Connersville, IN6.2La Porte, IN: 6 %La Porte, IN6Elkhart, IN: 6 %Elkhart, IN6Fort Wayne, IN: 6 %Fort Wayne, IN6Schererville, IN: 6 %Schererville, IN6Kendallville, IN: 5.8 %Kendallville, IN5.8Richmond, IN: 5.8 %Richmond, IN5.8Kokomo, IN: 5.8 %Kokomo, IN5.8Peru, IN: 5.8 %Peru, IN5.8Crawfordsville, IN: 5.8 %Crawfordsville, IN5.8Evansville, IN: 5.8 %Evansville, IN5.8Indianapolis, IN: 5.7 %Indianapolis, IN5.7New Castle, IN: 5.7 %New Castle, IN5.7Franklin, IN: 5.6 %Franklin, IN5.6Lawrence, IN: 5.5 %Lawrence, IN5.5Highland, IN: 5.5 %Highland, IN5.5South Bend, IN: 5.4 %South Bend, IN5.4Plymouth, IN: 5.3 %Plymouth, IN5.3New Haven, IN: 5.2 %New Haven, IN5.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Lake Station, IN17
2Gary, IN12.8
3Merrillville, IN9.6
4Marion, IN9.2
5Chesterton, IN9
6Muncie, IN8.4
7Cedar Lake, IN8.2
8Bargersville, IN8
9Terre Haute, IN7.9
10Michigan City, IN7.9
11Sellersburg, IN7.7
12Anderson, IN7.4
13Bloomington, IN7.3
14Hobart, IN7.2
15East Chicago, IN7.2
16Mishawaka, IN7.1
17Hammond, IN6.9
18Portage, IN6.8
19Lowell, IN6.4
20Beech Grove, IN6.4
21Columbia City, IN6.4
22Connersville, IN6.2
23La Porte, IN6
24Elkhart, IN6
25Fort Wayne, IN6
25Schererville, IN6
27Kendallville, IN5.8
27Richmond, IN5.8
29Kokomo, IN5.8
29Peru, IN5.8
31Crawfordsville, IN5.8
32Evansville, IN5.8
33Indianapolis, IN5.7
33New Castle, IN5.7
35Franklin, IN5.6
36Lawrence, IN5.5
37Highland, IN5.5
38South Bend, IN5.4
39Plymouth, IN5.3
40New Haven, IN5.2
41New Albany, IN5.1
42Goshen, IN5.1
43Vincennes, IN5
44Auburn, IN4.9
44Greensburg, IN4.9
46Lafayette, IN4.9
47Clarksville, IN4.8
48Frankfort, IN4.7
49Avon, IN4.7
50Martinsville, IN4.7
51Bedford, IN4.6
51Griffith, IN4.6
53Wabash, IN4.5
54Columbus, IN4.4
55Warsaw, IN4.3
56Zionsville, IN4.2
57Seymour, IN4.2
58Munster, IN4.1
59Washington, IN4.1
60Bluffton, IN4.1
61Speedway, IN4
62Crown Point, IN3.9
62Logansport, IN3.9
64Madison, IN3.9
65St. John, IN3.8
66Plainfield, IN3.8
67Noblesville, IN3.8
68West Lafayette, IN3.8
69Dyer, IN3.6
70Valparaiso, IN3.5
71Mooresville, IN3.5
72Greenfield, IN3.4
73Huntington, IN3.3
73Jeffersonville, IN3.3
73Shelbyville, IN3.3
76Fishers, IN3.2
77McCordsville, IN3
78Decatur, IN3
79Jasper, IN2.7
80Carmel, IN2.7
81Lebanon, IN2.7
82Greenwood, IN2.6
83Westfield, IN2.1
84Whitestown, IN2
85Brownsburg, IN1.8
86Yorktown, IN1.7
87Huntertown, IN1.4
88Danville, IN0.7

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Indiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Indiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Indiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Indiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/indiana-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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Which city has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Lake Station, IN, with 17% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Danville, IN, with 0.7% in 2021.

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